Piecework: Writings on Men & Women, Fools & Heroes, Lost Cities, Vanished Friends.. : Writings on Men and Women, Fools and Heroes, Lost Cities, Vanished Friends, Small Pleasures, Large Calamities, and

In a new volume of journalistic essays, the eclectic author of "A Drinking Life "offers sharp commentary on diverse subjects, such as American immigration policy toward Mexico, Mike Tyson, television, crack, Northern Ireland and Octavio Paz.